Local Notes Highlight Visits and Visits to Iowa City
Mrs Sol Rich plans a Monday Washington arrival en route to California from Chicago and will visit at the home of Dr and Mrs Fred Reid. Mrs J F Kurtz travels to Burlington for a family visit and Mrs Kurtz may undergo surgery there. William Bragg visits from Mt Vernon and Whgil Peterson travels to Ainsworth to see his aunt. Virginia Cunningham and Frances McCoy attend the Iowa City homecoming.
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Sol Rich
Washington
California
Chicago
Fred Reid
J. F. Kurtz
Burlington
Dyron
Dyron Kurtz
Whgil Peterson
Ainsworth
Frances McCoy
Iowa City
Sophia Jacksones Visit Mentioned by White Yard Co
Miss Sophia Jackson returns home from Mt. Union for a weekend visit. Handy Kitchen Cupboard Pan try Broom Closet or a Sleeping Porch add to home comfort and convenience. Ask us about the cost. White Yard Co. Phone 8.
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Sophia Jackson
Mt. Union
White Yard Co
Local residents visit family and plan travel around election eve
Community notices list Robert McNamara visiting grandparents in town while Miss Mary Kurka travels from Fairfield to visit. Arthur Dewey continues travels to Memphis and Shelbina. Mrs Earl Dean and baby visit in Oskaloosa before Des Moines. Additionally Miss Johanna Drish returns to Pleasant Plain for Sunday, Mrs Minnie Jennings heads to Colfax for winter, and Addie Kiesey returns from Des Moines and Oskaloosa. Election day November 4 banks closed. rentals and local shopping updates noted.
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Earl Dean
Earl Elmer
Oskaloosa
Metta Mathews
Des Moines
Mrs. Lovelett
Cattle Shipment Tops Chicago Market by Fifty Cents
D. C. and W. A. Stewart of Washington Iowa sold 38 Hereford yearlings weighing 909 pounds each at Chicago on Oct 17 for 11.75 per head, leading the cattle market by 50 cents. Also notes visitors, moves, and local happenings including church trips and a football injury.
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D. C
W. A. Stewart
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Chicago
Uncle Eben Prefers Long Words From A Speaker
Uncle Eben enjoys hearing speakers use long words even if he understands little. He feels the words sound like credit for being quite smart.
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Uncle Eben
Store urges voters to preview fall ticket items
A brief notice invites readers to visit the store around a week before an election, promising many home comfort items on the upcoming ticket. It notes a top hog price of 10.50 and mentions fair weather.
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Weath Fair
When the Age Limit Is Reached
Two longtime Mace & Co. workers, Johnson and Thompson, are ousted for “new blood” as Brown restructures the firm. Thompson, facing retirement, and Johnson, with dwindling funds, realize they may team up to start a small factory to prove that “old blood” still has value.
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Johnson
Mace & Co
Brown
Harry Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Harry Brown
Jim
Old Johnson
History of Footwear Why men wear socks
The article traces how footwear evolved from breeches and stockings in ancient times to the use of cloth parts and straws during the Dark and Middle Ages. It notes long stockings becoming common in the modern period, with material scarcity during the French Revolution and wars briefly reducing the use of socks.
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Rome
England
France
Atty General Stone Defends Coolidge Choice and Public Ownership Debate
Stone denounces a third party plan to veto Supreme Court decisions as an assault on constitutional government and urges voters to back Calvin Coolidge. He argues public ownership of utilities would shift taxes to farmers, wage earners, and businessmen, not private investors, and questions funding by the federal government. He calls for support of Coolidge on election day.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Mr. Stone
Calvin Coolidge
United States
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchant Reminder
A shopper urges merchants to respond to newspaper advertising by asserting I saw your ad in the Journal to prompt attention and trust. The note emphasizes that customers reference the Journal ad in purchases or inquiries.
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Stan Laurel
Dublin
Norma
Sahara
French Legionaires
FOX News
David N. Schaffer
Nicola & Harmon's
Washington, Ia
Carl LeBuhn
Letts
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
A. J .Thomas
Davenport
Shirley A. Clark
Farmers Coop. Exchange
William Bragg
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Kennedy Radio
G. E. Mace
J. C. Warnock
Rock Island
J. L. Warnock
Kennedy
Oster
C. J. Culver
Fr. Ewart
Marvel Daniels
Will Dusenbery
D. F. Macon
Virginia Cunningham
University
Robert McNamara
Town City
T. J. Dempsey
Mary Kurka
Fairfield
Bertha Dempsey
Arthur Dewey
Perry Dewey
Nora Dewey
Lettie Dewey Mohr
Memphis
Shelbina
Missouri
Johanna Drish
Pleasant Plain
Minnie Jennings
Colfax
East Main Street
Addie Kiesey
D. D. Sherman
Eizabeth
Elizabeth
The
Baptist Church
Cod
Novist
Dempsey & Breitenbach
Wilbur Gardner
Pearl
Herman Otto
Alice Hemmings
Edith Otto
Harold Otto
Cornell
Lela White
Earl Eldridge
Jia
Relatves
Scott Welsh
Amy
W. M. Welch
Crawfordsville
City
Elmer Gault
Margaret
Lloyd Arnold
East Jefferson Street
Charles King
Buffalo
J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
Lenox Iowa
United Presbyterian Church
Carrie Blake
H. Q. England
Belle Avenue
Jerry Simmering
Jake Simmering
Red River Ohio
C. & R. Produce Co
Hazel Askea
Miss Askea
Daniel Rohrer
West Chester
Kaiser Garage
Clark & Ross
Beth Palm Rowley
Mel, Doan Milady
Alex Lytle
Henry Steck
Homer Stephen
Martha Washington
McElhinney Drug Co
Eben
Poland
China
Plymouth Rock
West Monroe Street
T. C. Deal
John Palmer
Western Newspaper Union
Stoney
Washington Cleaners Wish Long
South Side Square
Coolidge
Atty
General Stone
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
John Mes Sons
Hone
Sturgeon Bay
Lake Huron
Mackinaw City
Mich
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